Make the Most of Your Retirement Plan Assets

Avoid Taxation and Support Our Work

Did you know that retirement accounts are exposed to federal income taxes that could be as much as 37 percent upon your death? The good news is that these taxes can be eliminated or reduced through a carefully planned charitable gift.

Consider leaving your loved ones less heavily taxed assets and leaving your retirement plan assets to the Institute of Noetic Sciences to support our work. As a nonprofit organization, we are tax-exempt and will receive the full amount of what you designate to us from your plan. You can take advantage of this gift opportunity in several ways, illustrated on the following pages.

Retirement Plan Assets

3 Ways to Donate Your Retirement Account

1

List IONS as a beneficiary of your account. The simplest way to leave the balance of a retirement account to the Institute of Noetic Sciences after your lifetime is to list IONS as the beneficiary on the form provided by your plan administrator. If you are married, your spouse must sign a written waiver.

2

Make IONS a contingent beneficiary. If you prefer to make your spouse the primary beneficiary of your retirement account, you can name the Institute of Noetic Sciences as the contingent beneficiary. Want your children to benefit, too? Designate a specific amount for IONS with the remainder for your children.

3

Give from your IRA. If you are 70½ years old or older, you can take advantage of a simple way to help those we serve and receive tax benefits in return. You can give any amount up to $100,000 from your IRA directly to a qualified charity such as the Institute of Noetic Sciences without having to pay income taxes on the money.

Retirement Plan Assets

Example: Tax-Smart Planning

A longtime donor with a $1.5 million estate wants to leave the Institute of Noetic Sciences a gift valued at $750,000. They also want to leave something to their only daughter who is in the 32 percent federal income tax bracket. Take a look at the options.

Option 2: Our donor names IONS the beneficiary of retirement plan assets and leaves the daughter all other assets.

Daughter

Us

IRA

$0

$750,000

Other assets (house, securities, cash)

$750,000

$0

Federal income tax owed

($0)

($0)

Net amount to beneficiary after taxes

$750,000

$750,000

Retirement Plan Assets

Next Steps

For more information, please seek guidance from an estate planning attorney, a CPA or other tax professional. We would be happy to answer any questions regarding charitable giving that you or your advisors may have. Feel free to contact us at no obligation.

The information on this website is not intended as legal or tax advice. For such advice, please consult an attorney or tax advisor. Figures cited in any examples are for illustrative purposes only. References to tax rates include federal taxes only and are subject to change. State law may further impact your individual results. Annuities are subject to regulation by the State of California. Payments under such agreements, however, are not protected or otherwise guaranteed by any government agency or the California Life and Health Insurance Guarantee Association. A charitable gift annuity is not regulated by the Oklahoma Insurance Department and is not protected by a guaranty association affiliated with the Oklahoma Insurance Department. Charitable gift annuities are not regulated by and are not under the jurisdiction of the South Dakota Division of Insurance.Privacy Policy | Cookie Policy

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Retirement Plan Assets

Make the Most of Your Retirement Plan Assets

Avoid Taxation and Support Our Work

Did you know that retirement accounts are exposed to federal income taxes that could be as much as 37 percent upon your death? The good news is that these taxes can be eliminated or reduced through a carefully planned charitable gift.

Consider leaving your loved ones less heavily taxed assets and leaving your retirement plan assets to the Institute of Noetic Sciences to support our work. As a nonprofit organization, we are tax-exempt and will receive the full amount of what you designate to us from your plan. You can take advantage of this gift opportunity in several ways, illustrated on the following pages.

Retirement Plan Assets

3 Ways to Donate Your Retirement Account

1

List IONS as a beneficiary of your account. The simplest way to leave the balance of a retirement account to the Institute of Noetic Sciences after your lifetime is to list IONS as the beneficiary on the form provided by your plan administrator. If you are married, your spouse must sign a written waiver.

2

Make IONS a contingent beneficiary. If you prefer to make your spouse the primary beneficiary of your retirement account, you can name the Institute of Noetic Sciences as the contingent beneficiary. Want your children to benefit, too? Designate a specific amount for IONS with the remainder for your children.

3

Give from your IRA. If you are 70½ years old or older, you can take advantage of a simple way to help those we serve and receive tax benefits in return. You can give any amount up to $100,000 from your IRA directly to a qualified charity such as the Institute of Noetic Sciences without having to pay income taxes on the money.

Retirement Plan Assets

Example: Tax-Smart Planning

A longtime donor with a $1.5 million estate wants to leave the Institute of Noetic Sciences a gift valued at $750,000. They also want to leave something to their only daughter who is in the 32 percent federal income tax bracket. Take a look at the options.

Option 2: Our donor names IONS the beneficiary of retirement plan assets and leaves the daughter all other assets.

Daughter

Us

IRA

$0

$750,000

Other assets (house, securities, cash)

$750,000

$0

Federal income tax owed

($0)

($0)

Net amount to beneficiary after taxes

$750,000

$750,000

Retirement Plan Assets

Next Steps

For more information, please seek guidance from an estate planning attorney, a CPA or other tax professional. We would be happy to answer any questions regarding charitable giving that you or your advisors may have. Feel free to contact us at no obligation.

The information on this website is not intended as legal or tax advice. For such advice, please consult an attorney or tax advisor. Figures cited in any examples are for illustrative purposes only. References to tax rates include federal taxes only and are subject to change. State law may further impact your individual results. Annuities are subject to regulation by the State of California. Payments under such agreements, however, are not protected or otherwise guaranteed by any government agency or the California Life and Health Insurance Guarantee Association. A charitable gift annuity is not regulated by the Oklahoma Insurance Department and is not protected by a guaranty association affiliated with the Oklahoma Insurance Department. Charitable gift annuities are not regulated by and are not under the jurisdiction of the South Dakota Division of Insurance.Privacy Policy | Cookie Policy